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# 1921 Stanford football team

The 1921 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1921 college football season. They were coached by Eugene Van Gent in his only season as head coach. The team played most of its home games at the 15,000-seat Stanford Field while construction on the new 60,000-seat Stanford Stadium was being completed. Stanford Stadium officially opened for the final game, the Big Game against California, in which the Bears defeated Stanford 42–7.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 1 | Mare Island Marines* | Stanford FieldStanford, CA | W 41–0 | |
| October 8 | Saint Mary's* | Stanford FieldStanford, CA | W 10–7 | > 5,000 |
| October 15 | Olympic Club* | Stanford FieldStanford, CA | W 7–0 | |
| October 22 | Pacific Fleet* | Stanford FieldStanford, CA | L 7–27 | |
| October 29 | Oregon Agricultural | Stanford FieldStanford, CA | W 14–7 | 10,000 |
| November 5 | at Washington | Washington StadiumSeattle, WA | T 0–0 | 12,653 |
| November 12 | Nevada* | Stanford FieldStanford, CA | T 14–14 | |
| November 19 | California | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Big Game) | L 7–42 | 57,000 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||
# 1926 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

The 1926 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1926 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ion Cortright, the team compiled a 5–3 record (2–3 against NCC opponents) and finished in sixth place out of eight teams in the NCC. The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 25 | Valley City State* | Fargo, ND | W 20–0 | |
| October 2 | at Creighton | Creighton StadiumOmaha, NE | L 13–26 | |
| October 9 | Des Moines | Dacotah FieldFargo, ND | W 27–0 | |
| October 16 | at South Dakota State | Brookings, SD (rivalry) | L 0–21 | |
| October 23 | St. Thomas (MN) | Dacotah FieldFargo, ND | W 27–6 | |
| November 6 | North Dakota | Dacotah FieldFargo, ND (rivalry) | L 6–7 | 5,000 |
| November 13 | Concordia (MN)* | Dacotah FieldFargo, ND | W 20–0 | |
| November 19 | at Saint Mary's (MN)* | Winona, MN | W 6–0 | |
| *Non-conference game ||||||
# 1921 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

The 1921 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team was an American football team that represented Oglethorpe University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1921 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jogger Elcock, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing tied for 16th in the SIAA.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 24 | North Georgia* | Hermance StadiumNorth Atlanta, GA | W 39–0 |
| October 1 | at Georgia Tech | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA | L 0–41 |
| October 8 | at Camp Benning* | Columbus, GA | W 20–12 |
| October 15 | at Sewanee | Hardee FieldSewanee, TN | L 0–21 |
| October 22 | at Georgia | Sanford FieldAthens, GA | L 0–14 |
| October 29 | Chattanooga | Ponce de Leon ParkAtlanta, GA | W 7–0 |
| November 4 | at Stetson* | DeLand, FL | W 41–0 |
| November 12 | at Mercer | Alumni FieldMacon, GA | W 7–6 |
| November 24 | at Florida | Fleming FieldGainesville, FL | L 3–21 |
| *Non-conference game |||||
# 1916 in Belgium

Events in the year 1916 in Belgium.

## Incumbents

* Monarch: Albert I
* Prime Minister: Charles de Broqueville

## Events

* 2–14 June – Battle of Mont Sorrel
* 19 September – Belgian forces occupy Tabora in German East Africa (East African campaign)
* 19 October – Cardinal Mercier protests the deportation of forced labourers to Germany.

## Publications

* Désiré-Joseph Mercier, A Signal of Distress from the Belgian Bishops to Public Opinion (London, Eyre and Spottiswood)
* Felix Timmermans, Pallieter

## Births

* 21 January – Renaat Van Elslande, politician (died 2000)
* 9 February – Gaston Van Roy, Olympic shooter (died 1989)
* 7 March – Marie-Thérèse Bourquin, lawyer (died 2018)
* 1 June – Jean Jérôme Hamer, cardinal (died 1996)
* 16 April – Richard De Smet, Jesuit (died 1997)
* 27 August – Robert Van Eenaeme, cyclist (died 1959)
* 7 September – Charles Vanden Wouwer, footballer (died 1989)
* 7 October – Léonce-Albert Van Peteghem, bishop of Ghent (died 2004)
* 10 October – Bernard Heuvelmans, cryptozoologist (died 2001)
* 18 October – Jacques Van Offelen, politician (died 2006)
* 28 November – Mary Lilian Baels, second wife of King Leopold III of Belgium (died 2002)
* 30 November – Andrée de Jongh, patriot (died 2007)
* 30 December – Robert-Joseph Mathen, bishop (died 1997)

## Deaths

* 4 January – Godefroid Kurth (born 1847), historian
* 12 March – Julien Davignon (born 1854), Catholic politician
* 1 April – Gabrielle Petit (born 1893), patriot
* 16 May – Émile Royer (born 1866), politician
* 1 June – François Stroobant (born 1819), lithographer
* 11 July – Rik Wouters (born 1882), painter
* 5 November – Antoon Stillemans (born 1832), bishop of Ghent
* 27 November – Émile Verhaeren (born 1855), poet
# 1918 Aiguillon

1918 Aiguillon provisional designation 1968 UA, is a dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered by French astronomer Guy Soulié at Bordeaux Observatory, France, on 19 October 1968. The asteroid was named for the French town of Aiguillon.

## Orbit and classification

Aiguillon orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.8–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 9 months (2,085 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic. The first observation was a precovery taken at Palomar Observatory in 1954, extending the body's observation arc by 14 years prior to its official discovery observation.

## Physical characteristics

According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Aiguillon measures 19.5 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.062.
Based on a generic magnitude-diameter conversion, the body measures between 12 and 28 kilometers, for an albedo in the range of 0.05 to 0.25 and an absolute magnitude of 11.7. As of 2017, Aiguillon's composition, rotation period and shape remain unknown.

## Naming

This minor planet was named for the discoverer's birthplace, Aiguillon, a small town on the Garonne river in France. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 December 1979 (M.P.C. 5038).
# 1935 Turkish presidential election

The 1935 Turkish presidential election is the presidential election held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 1 March 1935. 386 MPs participated in the elections. The current President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was unanimously re-elected President in the first round.

## Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Republican People's Party | 386 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 386 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 399 | – |
# 1935 UCI Road World Championships

The 1935 UCI Road World Championships was the fifteenth edition of the UCI Road World Championships.
The championship took place in Floreffe, Belgium on Sunday 18 August 1935.
The amateurs had to complete twelve laps on the 13.5 kilometer course. There were 38 participants. The professionals started with 39 riders. They had to complete sixteen laps, 216 kilometers in total.
In the same period, the 1935 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.

## Events Summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Events |||||||
| Professional Road Race details | Jean Aerts Belgium | 6h 5' 19" Media 37,994 km/h | Luciano Montero Spain | + 2' 59" | Gustave Danneels Belgium | + 9' 08" |
| Amateur Road Race | Ivo Mancini Italy | - | Robert Charpentier France | - | Werner Grundahl Hansen Denmark | - |
# 1935 Turkish general election

General elections were held in Turkey on 8 February 1935. The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time.

## Electoral system

The elections were held under the Ottoman electoral law passed in 1908, which provided for a two-stage process. In the first stage, voters elected secondary electors (one for the first 750 voters in a constituency, then one for every additional 500 voters). In the second stage the secondary electors elected the members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
Following a change in the law in 1934, women were granted the right to vote and run for election, and the age of voting was raised from 18 to 22.
# 1938 Transylvania Pioneers football team

The 1938 Transylvania Pioneers football team represented Transylvania University as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Tate C. Page, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 30 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas FieldLexington, KY | L 0–7 | |
| October 7 | at Centre | Farris StadiumDanville, KY | L 0–49 | |
| October 15 | at Xavier* | Xavier StadiumCincinnati, OH | L 6–52 | 2,000 |
| October 22 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | L 0–21 | |
| October 29 | at Louisville | Maxwell FieldLouisville, KY | W 13–7 | |
| November 5 | Union (KY) | Thomas FieldLexington, KY | W 14–7 | |
| November 12 | at Rio Grande* | Rio Grande, OH | W 19–6 | |
| November 19 | vs. Georgetown (KY) | Stoll FieldLexington, KY | L 12–13 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming ||||||
# 1938 (EP)

1938 is an EP released by Soul-Junk in 2002 on Salad Dressing records. It comes packed in a 5¼ floppy disk, and only 500 were produced. "Vesuvius Re-Ups Erupts" is a remix of "Vesuvius" from 1957.

## Credits

* Glen Galaxy
* Slo-Ro
* Produced by Soul-Junk
* Mastering – Rafter Roberts
* Artwork – Paul Goode, Jonathan Dueck, and Michael K
* Tracking – Tim Coffman

## Packaging

The EP is notable for being packaged in a floppy disk, a technique also done by New Order ("Blue Monday") and Fatboy Slim (Better Living Through Chemistry.)
# Lophocampa andensis

Lophocampa andensis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in Colombia.

## Description

Male
Head and thorax red brown mixed with ochreous brown; palpi white below, and orange at sides at extremity of 2nd joint, white marks above frons and behind antennae; tegulae edged with white, patagia with white patches; legs brown and white, fore femora orange at sides; abdomen brown, with slight orange dorsal bands on terminal segments, the ventral surface white with some brown marks. Forewing dark brown, thickly irrorated with ochreous; some white marks at base; an antemedial maculate band acutely angled in cell; a medial series of spots slightly angled on median nervure, then oblique; a spot in end of cell and two points on discocellulars, with a spot on costa above them; postmedial and subterminal series of spots, the former with the spots above veins 4 and 3 smaller and displaced outwards; a terminal series of points. Hindwing white, with some ochreous and brown spots on terminal two-thirds of costal area on underside.
Female
Abdomen brown and white; forewing with hardly any ochreous irroration.
Wingspan 46 mm for the male and 52 mm for the female.
# Poljak

Poljak may refer to:
* Poljak (surname), a South Slavic surname
* Poljak, Sanski Most, a village in Bosnia
# St. Matthew's High School

St. Matthew's High School may refer to:
* St. Matthew's High School, Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape, South Africa
* St. Matthew's High School, Conshohocken Pennsylvania, United States
* St. Matthew's High School, Flint, Michigan, United States
* St. Matthew's High School, Melrose, Louisiana, United States
# Morehead Township, Guilford County, North Carolina

Morehead Township is a rural, non-functioning county subdivision established in 1868 in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.. The population at the 2010 census was 195,218.

## History

Morehead Township was created as an administrative division of Guilford County in 1868, as required by the North Carolina Constitution as re-written in 1868.

## Other facts

* Metro Area: Greensboro Area
* ZIP Codes: 27235, 27265, 27282, 27358, 27401, 27403, 27405, 27406, 27407, 27408, 27409, 27410, 27455
* Unified School District: Guilford County
* Congressional Districts: NC-6, NC-12
* State Senate Districts: NC-26, NC-27, NC-28
* State House Districts: NC-57, NC-58, NC-59, NC-60, NC-61, NC-62
Neighboring Townships:
* Bruce
* Center Grove
* Deep River
* Fentress
* Friendship
* Gilmer,
* Jamestown
* Monroe
* Sumner
Nearby Townships:
* Abbotts Creek
* Abbotts Creek
* Belews Creek
* Clay
* High Point
* Jefferson
* Kernersville
* Level Cross
* Madison
* Oak Ridge
# Year of the Tiger (Josh Todd and the Conflict album)

Year of the Tiger is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Josh Todd and the Conflict, released on September 15, 2017, by Century Media Records.

## Personnel

* Josh Todd – lead vocals
* Stevie D. – guitar, backing vocals
* Gregg Cash - Bass guitar
* Sean Winchester – drums
# Yevgeni Korolyov

Yevgeni Korolyov may refer to:
* Evgeni Koroliov (born 1949), Russian pianist
* Evgeny Korolev (born 1988), Kazakhstani tennis player
* Evgeny Korolev (ice hockey) (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player
# Yellowstone National Park Canyon Village Lodge

The Canyon Village Lodge at Yellowstone National Park is the largest single lodging property in Yellowstone National Park. Its renovation, first envisioned in 1988 as part of the Canyon Redevelopment Plan, is part of a larger undertaking to improve the dining and lodging prospectus park-wide.

## Construction

As part of a broader construction project that began in 1956, Canyon Village Lodge functioned as the primary visitor's center for Yellowstone National Park for decades.
The 2016 renovation of the Lodge, in conjunction with the replacement of over four hundred guest rooms, is being executed in coordination with the National Park Service and Xanterra Parks and Resorts.
The renovated Lodge, managed by Xanterra Parks and Resorts, is an extension of the Mission 66 program, which championed a mid-century modern architectural style adapted to the natural surroundings of Yellowstone National Park.
The larger upgrade project will feature new dining halls, bike paths, and sustainability improvements.

## Climate

Climate data for Canyon (Yellowstone), Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, 1988-2020: 7870ft (2399m) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 45 (7) | 51 (11) | 58 (14) | 68 (20) | 78 (26) | 85 (29) | 90 (32) | 86 (30) | 81 (27) | 75 (24) | 58 (14) | 47 (8) | 90 (32) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 37.3 (2.9) | 42.3 (5.7) | 51.8 (11.0) | 59.9 (15.5) | 68.5 (20.3) | 76.7 (24.8) | 81.8 (27.7) | 80.8 (27.1) | 75.5 (24.2) | 64.1 (17.8) | 47.5 (8.6) | 36.6 (2.6) | 82.7 (28.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 38.2 (3.4) | 44.6 (7.0) | 53.7 (12.1) | 62.8 (17.1) | 72.7 (22.6) | 71.2 (21.8) | 61.3 (16.3) | 46.4 (8.0) | 33.0 (0.6) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 47.0 (8.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.3 (−9.3) | 17.4 (−8.1) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 32.1 (0.1) | 41.2 (5.1) | 48.9 (9.4) | 56.0 (13.3) | 54.3 (12.4) | 46.2 (7.9) | 34.7 (1.5) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 14.5 (−9.7) | 34.0 (1.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.6 (−15.2) | 4.8 (−15.1) | 11.9 (−11.2) | 19.6 (−6.9) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 34.8 (1.6) | 39.3 (4.1) | 37.4 (3.0) | 31.0 (−0.6) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 11.6 (−11.3) | 4.5 (−15.3) | 20.9 (−6.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −23.7 (−30.9) | −24.8 (−31.6) | −14.3 (−25.7) | 0.4 (−17.6) | 14.9 (−9.5) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 20.5 (−6.4) | 3.5 (−15.8) | −13.4 (−25.2) | −23.6 (−30.9) | −32.3 (−35.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) | −42 (−41) | −29 (−34) | −14 (−26) | −2 (−19) | 22 (−6) | 25 (−4) | 16 (−9) | 8 (−13) | −23 (−31) | −30 (−34) | −43 (−42) | −43 (−42) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.92 (74) | 2.32 (59) | 2.46 (62) | 2.59 (66) | 2.70 (69) | 2.55 (65) | 0.97 (25) | 1.19 (30) | 1.46 (37) | 2.17 (55) | 2.59 (66) | 3.10 (79) | 27.02 (687) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2 ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation) ||||||||||||||
# Yenny

Yenny may refer to:

## People

* Yenny Acuña (born 1997), Chilean footballer
* Yenny Sinisterra (born 2000), Colombian weightlifter
* Yenny Wahid (born 1974), Indonesian Islamic activist, journalist, and politician
* Park Ye-eun (born 1989), South Korean singer, songwriter and composer, professionally known as Yenny

## Other uses

* Yenny, a comic series by David Álvarez (artist)
# Yenişabanlı, Ağaçören

Yenişabanlı is a village in the Ağaçören District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 233 (2021).
# Small nucleolar RNA U2-30

In molecular biology, Small nucleolar RNA U2-30 is a non-coding RNA (ncRNA) molecule which functions in the modification of other small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs). This type of modifying RNA is usually located in the nucleolus of the eukaryotic cell which is a major site of snRNA biogenesis. It is known as a small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) and also often referred to as a guide RNA. snoRNA U2-30 belongs to the C/D box class of snoRNAs which contain the conserved sequence motifs known as the C box (UGAUGA) and the D box (CUGA). Most of the members of the box C/D family function in directing site-specific 2'-O-methylation of substrate RNAs. snoRNA U2-30 directs 2'-O-methylation of U2 spliceosomal RNA A-30.
# Synsphyronus viridis

Synsphyronus viridis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1937 by Australian zoologist Alan Tubb.

## Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria. The type (and only known) locality is Lady Julia Percy Island in Bass Strait, where it was found beneath stones near Seal Bay.

## Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.
# The Impossible Dream (Andy Abraham album)

The Impossible Dream is the debut studio album from The X Factor UK series 2 runner-up Andy Abraham. It was released on 20 March 2006 and entered the UK Albums Chart on 26 March 2006 at number one, selling 176,689 copies in its first week.

## Track listing

All tracks produced by Nigel Wright, except "Sticky Situation" produced by Greg Curtis and Mark Hudson.
* "Hang Up" – 3:46
* "Me and Mrs Jones" – 4:46
* "When a Man Loves a Woman" – 3:13
* "Sticky Situation" – 2:57
* "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" – 3:27
* "Greatest Love of All" – 3:32
* "Where Would I Be" – 4:06
* "All Around the World" (Northern Line cover) – 2:57
* "Unforgettable" – 3:42
* "When I Fall in Love" – 3:51
* "Lately" – 4:14
* "If You Ever Go Away" – 4:09
* "No One Could Love You Half as Much as Me" – 3:41
* "The Impossible Dream" – 5:12
# 1939 Brownlow Medal

The 1939 Brownlow Medal was the 16th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Marcus Whelan of the Collingwood Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 1939 VFL season.

## Leading votegetters

| | Player | Votes |
| 1st | Marcus Whelan (Collingwood) | 23 |
| 2nd | Harry Hickey (Footscray) | 20 |
| 3rd | Dick Reynolds (Essendon) | 19 |
| 4th | Jack Dyer (Richmond) | 17 |
| 5th | Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy) | 16 |
| =6th | Jock Cordner (North Melbourne) | 14 |
| =6th | Syd Dyer (North Melbourne) | 14 |
| 8th | Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne) | 13 |
| 9th | Stan Spinks (Hawthorn) | 12 |
| =10th | Alby Pannam (Collingwood) | 11 |
| =10th | Hugh Torney (Essendon) | 11 |
| =10th | Jim Cleary (South Melbourne) | 11 |
| | Jack Mueller (Melbourne)* | 11 |
* The player was ineligible to win the medal due to suspension by the VFL Tribunal during the year.
# Shamash-mudammiq

Šamaš-mudammiq, inscribed $^{md}$Šamaš-$^{mu}$mudammiq ($^{md}$UTU-mu-SIG$_5$), meaning “Šamaš shows favor,” was the 4th king of Babylon in a sequence designated as the Dynasty of E and ruled during the latter part of the 10th century BC. He was contemporary with the Assyrian king Adad-Nārāri II with whom he sparred.

## Biography

Of unknown ancestry, the duration of his reign is equally uncertain. That he followed Mār-bῑti-áḫḫē-idinna is indicated by the sequence on the Assyrian Synchronistic King List, but Assyrian contact was scanty and this may merely record those rulers who had interacted, omitting those who did not. His rule marks the resumption of contacts characterized as “battles, alliances, shifting of borders, and (later) diplomatic marriages that seem to have bound the two countries together.”
The Annals of Adad-Nārāri II record that the Assyrian king conducted a campaign against Babylonia during the last decade of the 10th century although the precise chronology is vague, perhaps between 908 and 902 BC. He claims to have defeated Šamaš-muddamiq who “set up a line of battle at the foot of Mount Yalman,” possibly southeastern Jebel Hamrin, when he attempted to make a stand in the pass and “his chariots, and teams of horses, (Adad-Nārāri) took away from him.”
   …he who brought about the defeat of Šamaš-mudammiq, king of Karduniaš, from Yalman to the river Turan (DUR.AN.MEŠ). From Lahiru to Ugar-sallu, to the border of Assyria…All the land of (the cultic city of) Dēr I conquered, Arrapha and Lubdu, the fortresses of Karduniaš, I added to Assyria.
The fortresses were on the middle Euphrates, less than 100 miles from Babylon.
# Von Bonin

The Bonin family or von Bonin is an old Prussian noble family of Polish origin, whose members held significant military posts in the Kingdom of Prussia and later within the German Empire.

## Notable members

* Albert Ferdinand Adolf Karl Friedrich von Bonin (1803–1872), German Corps commander
* Bogislaw von Bonin (1908–1980), German Wehrmacht officer and journalist
* Cosima von Bonin (born 1962), German contemporary artist
* Dietrich-Siegwart von Bonin
* Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin (1919–1992), German World War II night fighter ace
* Eduard von Bonin (1793–1865), Prussian general who served as Prussian Minister of War
* Hubertus von Bonin (1911–1943), German World War II fighter ace
* Kasimir Wedig von Bonin (1691–1752), Prussian lieutenant general
* Gerhardt von Bonin (1890–1979), neuroscientist & co-author of the classic text "The Isocortex of Man" (1951)
# St. Athan railway station

St Athan railway station was a railway station in South Wales.

## Opening

When RAF St Athan opened in the late 1930s, it caused the Vale of Glamorgan Line to experience a much-needed surge in traffic. The nearest station was Gileston. Whilst this was convenient for the eastern area of the base, the western part was poorly served. This caused the Great Western Railway to open a new halt on the line. Despite its name, it was over two miles away from St Athan. In 1943, the halt was upgraded to a station to reflect its growing importance. However, many local people still referred to it as 'the halt'.

## Description

St. Athan halt was located to the east of a bridge that carried the former main road between Llantwit Major and Barry. From 1 September 1939, the halt had served the West Camp site of RAF St. Athan and it occupied a very cramped position in a cutting. It changed to 'station' status on 3 May 1943 but along with all Vale of Glamorgan Branch stations closed in June 1964. The booking office was at road level and was linked to both platforms below by long ramps. Each platform had a wooden shelter.

## Closure

The station closed in 1964 when passenger services were withdrawn on the line. Although they were restored in 2005, there is no longer any station at St Athan. In February 2024 it was announced that the UK government has backed a proposal to reopen the Station.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station |
| Gileston | Great Western Railway Vale of Glamorgan Line | Llantwit Major |